Public spaces, like visitors centres or museums, often are the interface between cutting-edge research and technology and the public and local communities. They provide interaction between astronomy research and the public. A current challenge of these learning spaces is how they showcase modern astronomy in physical spaces when astronomy observations are becoming more automated, remote and distributed. This small workshop will explore the different aspects of a visitor experience in science learning spaces, like Astronomy Museums, Planetariums, Visitor Centres & Public Observatories. This symposium is a follow-up of the NAOJ Museum Symposium held in Tokyo, Japan in 2015.

Local Organising Committee

Pedro Russo

Naor Scheinowitz

Lieke van Son

Registration & Participants

The registration fee is 150 EUR (including workshop dinner). We are limited to maximum 40 participants and will allocate spaces on a first-come, first-served basis. It is expected that participants will actively contribute to the workshop and sessions over the 3 days. The language of the workshop will be in English. You can register and submit your abstract here. Please pay your registration here.